OverviewA physician remembered for studying the effects of medicines.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1094 – c. 1162 CE
Life and settingIbn Zuhr came from a family of physicians in Seville and practised medicine within the political setting of al-Andalus.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis al-Taysir discusses treatment and the observation of disease. Later Latin translations helped carry his clinical writing into European medical study.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
